Edgar Anstey Movies

As a training exercise for their apprentice camera operators, British Transport Films used surplus roll end length of film to record the daily lives...

The pleasures of sailing off the Isle of Wight are described by Uffa Fox, while Ralph Wightman tells of the peaceful life of its farms and villages.

A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...

Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...

A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.

Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...

Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

Sets out to persuade businesspeople of the advantages of going from city to city by train. How it gives them time to relax, work or sleep in comfort.

On the shortest journey you pass a church or two. Out of the 20,000 churches in Britain, the artist, John Piper, whose work contributes to the glory...

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

Impressions of a great city from daybreak to dusk. A roving camera and smooth theme music say more than words. London's traditional sights -...

Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.